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I'm not too sure about the Dm7 over "As he acts with more ..."
I think he's actually tuned a half step down because it sounds like the bass note 
goes low for the Eb but I'm too lazy so it sounds good in standard too.
 Gsus2/A- 5x52xx
Intro: Em  
EmCome what may.  Lay your eggs where it's warm
Come here to sGwarm
EmCome by sea.  Swarm like smoke in the dawn
We were the yGoung G/F#---  We were the sG7warm.  radioClarians
Midges and G#moths.  Cut from the Gm/Bbcloth   We were the Gsus2/Ayoung
             G (just the note)
We were the swarm
Break:   Am   G#    Bm    Am   G#  Bm  
AmFlailing fetal fleas       feeding from the aGrms of the master
AmBurrow into me         This is sure to Gmisspell disaster
Oh and the Amyoung in their larva state orchestrating plays
investments of transGlucent alabaster
Break:   Dm    C    Em  F  
So they Ctook me to the hospital
They put my C/Bbody through a scan
What they C/Bbsaw there would impress them all
for iFnside me grows a man
he sFmpeaks with perfect diction
as he Eborders my eviction
as he Adim7acts with more conviction than GI, I ,I
Break:   Am   G#    Bm    Am   G#  Bm  
AmOh burrow into me
this is sure to Gmisspell disaster
AmOh burrow into me
feeding from the Garms of the master
Break:   Dm    C    Em  F  
C  C/B  C/Bb  F  Fm  Eb  Dm7  Gm
We were the Bbyoung    We were thFe swarm
We were the B7young    RadioAlarians
We were the Cyoung    We were the Gswarm
We were the C#7young    RadioBlarians
We were the Dyoung    We were the Aswarm
We were the D#young    RadioC#7larians
C#7Come what may, come what may, come

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Masterswarm

by Andrew Bird

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus2/A

G/F#

Gm/Bb

C/B

C/Bb

Adim7

Dm7

C#7

I'm not too sure about the Dm7 over "As he acts with more ..."

I think he's actually tuned a half step down because it sounds like the bass note

goes low for the Eb but I'm too lazy so it sounds good in standard too.

Gsus2/A

- 5x52xx

Intro:

Come what may. Lay your eggs where it's warm

Come here to swarm

Come by sea. Swarm like smoke in the dawn

G G/F# G7 C

We were the young --- We were the swarm. radiolarians

G# Gm/Bb Gsus2/A

Midges and moths. Cut from the cloth We were the young

G (just the note)

We were the swarm

Am G# Bm Am G# Bm

Break:

Am G

Flailing fetal fleas feeding from the arms of the master

Am G

Burrow into me This is sure to misspell disaster

Oh and the young in their larva state orchestrating plays

investments of translucent alabaster

Dm C Em F

Break:

So they took me to the hospital

C/B

They put my body through a scan

C/Bb

What they saw there would impress them all

for inside me grows a man

he speaks with perfect diction

as he orders my eviction

Adim7 G

as he acts with more conviction than I, I ,I

Am G# Bm Am G# Bm

Break:

Oh burrow into me

this is sure to misspell disaster

Oh burrow into me

feeding from the arms of the master

Dm C Em F

Break:

C C/B C/Bb F Fm Eb Dm7 Gm

Bb F

We were the young We were the swarm

B7 A

We were the young Radiolarians

C G

We were the young We were the swarm

C#7 B

We were the young Radiolarians

D A

We were the young We were the swarm

D# C#7

We were the young Radiolarians

C#7

Come what may, come what may, come

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